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Struck by her charms, he ask'd her name
Of the first man he saw;
From whom, with shrugs, no answer came
But — "Je vous n'entends pas."
"The girl too Nongtongpaw's?" says he,
Then cast a tender glance, —
"I'm right — this Nongtongpaw must be
"The greatest man in France."
PLATE VI.
Soon after trudg'd a footman nigh,
Whose hands were full of game;
John saw them with a hungry eye,
And ask'd for whom they came.
